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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

December 1916

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 1126Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 19, 1916

Lunar 一九一六年 · 冬月廿五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

A daily reflection is not a prediction. Use it as a prompt for attentive, self-directed choices.

24 Solar Terms

Follow the seasonal rhythm, from today into the next turn.

  1. Greater Snow

    Thu

    1916-12-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1916-12-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    1916-12-22

    In 3 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    1917-01-06

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

大雪 → 冬至

Year cycle

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚子

冬月廿五

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Receive wealthOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberMeridian therapyMake an offeringOffer prayersSet an altar

Avoid

Traditional cautions for the day; treat them as a pause for discernment.

MarriageRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Avoid

Almanac information and Daily Insight are offered for traditional-culture reference and personal reflection only. They are not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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